येषामर्थे काङ्क्षितं नो राज्यं भोगाः सुखानि च | त इमेऽवस्थिता युद्धे प्राणांस्त्यक्त्वा धनानि च
yeṣāmarthe kāṅkṣitaṃ no rājyaṃ bhogāḥ sukhāni ca . ta ime.avasthitā yuddhe prāṇāṃstyaktvā dhanāni ca
我們所渴望的王國、享樂與快樂，正是為了這些人；然而，他們卻已捨棄生命與財富，列陣於戰場之上。
1.34 O Govinda! What need do we have of a kingdom, or what (need) of enjoyments and livelihood? Those for whom kingdom, enjoyments and pleasures ae desired by us, viz teachers, uncles, fathers-in-law, grandsons, brothers-in-law as also relatives-those very ones stand arrayed for battle risking their lives and wealth.
阿周那指出，他所追求的世俗利益，其目的正是為了那些如今在戰場上與他對峙的親友。這些親友甚至不惜犧牲生命與財富，這使得阿周那感到極度矛盾與痛苦。